Anecdotes of Distinguished Persons: Chiefly of the Present and Two Preceding Centuries ...T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, 1798 |
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... Earl of Wigtoun ) , who was in his fervice , " and of whofe fidelity he neither then nor ever " after did doubt , fecretly to provide a couple " of good horses , and have them ready at a certain place and time of the next ensuing night ...
... Earl of Wigtoun ) , who was in his fervice , " and of whofe fidelity he neither then nor ever " after did doubt , fecretly to provide a couple " of good horses , and have them ready at a certain place and time of the next ensuing night ...
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... Earl of Cromartie , who " faid , that in the next year after the Reflo- ❝ration , he , with the Duke of Rothes , and " feveral other Scotch Quality , being one night " with the King over a bottle , they all com- plained of an ...
... Earl of Cromartie , who " faid , that in the next year after the Reflo- ❝ration , he , with the Duke of Rothes , and " feveral other Scotch Quality , being one night " with the King over a bottle , they all com- plained of an ...
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... Earl " of Sandwich out of the way from the Par- " liament which then fat , and as he and his " friends feared would be feverely punished for " his cowardice in the Dutch fight . He nei- " ther understood the cuftoms of the Court nor the ...
... Earl " of Sandwich out of the way from the Par- " liament which then fat , and as he and his " friends feared would be feverely punished for " his cowardice in the Dutch fight . He nei- " ther understood the cuftoms of the Court nor the ...
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... Earl * of Pembroke , he lamented the cafe of his " bond to him , who was his old and constant cr friend , who told him , that if he would dine " with him the next day , he would give him " fome account of that business . The next day ...
... Earl * of Pembroke , he lamented the cafe of his " bond to him , who was his old and constant cr friend , who told him , that if he would dine " with him the next day , he would give him " fome account of that business . The next day ...
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... Earl of Bristol , " and was inftalled for him Knight of the " Garter . The Duke of Buckingham put on his robes , and the Duke of Ormond his ftar , in the stall of the Earl of Bristol . Now " it was the business of the Chancellor ( Lord ...
... Earl of Bristol , " and was inftalled for him Knight of the " Garter . The Duke of Buckingham put on his robes , and the Duke of Ormond his ftar , in the stall of the Earl of Bristol . Now " it was the business of the Chancellor ( Lord ...
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Anecdotes of Distinguished Persons: Chiefly of the Present and Two Preceding ... William Seward Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1798 |
Anecdotes of Distinguished Persons: Chiefly of the Present and Two Preceding ... William Seward Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1798 |
Anecdotes of Distinguished Persons: Chiefly of the Present and Two Preceding ... William Seward Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1798 |
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Sida 475 - In full affluence of foreign and domestic fame, admired by the expert in art and by the learned in science, courted...
Sida 101 - He was wont to say, that wisdom lay in the heart, and not in the head ; and that it was not the want of knowledge, but the pervorscness of the will, that filled men's actions with folly, and their lives with disorder.
Sida 423 - I thank God that I have been enabled to come here this day — to perform my duty, and to speak on a subject which has so deeply impressed my mind. I am old and infirm — have one foot, more than one foot, in the grave — I am risen from my bed, to stand up in the cause of my country — perhaps never again to speak in this House.
Sida 478 - ... I have regularly and attentively perused these Holy Scriptures, and am of opinion that this volume, independently of its Divine origin, contains more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatever age or language they may have been written.
Sida 68 - Turks' man of war tacked about, and we continued our course. But when your father saw it convenient to retreat, looking upon me, he blessed himself, and snatched me up in his arms, saying, ' Good God, that love can make this change !' and though he seemingly chid me, he would laugh at it as often as he remembered that voyage.
Sida 475 - His talents of every kind, powerful from nature, and not meanly cultivated by letters ; his social virtues in all the relations, and all the habitudes of life, rendered him the centre of a very great and unparalleled variety of agreeable societies, which will be dissipated by his death. He had too much merit not to excite some jealousy, too much innocence to provoke any enmity.
Sida 64 - ... if I would ask my husband privately, he would tell me what he found in the packet, and I might tell her. I, that was young and innocent, and to that day had never in my mouth
Sida 474 - Sir Joshua Reynolds was, on very many accounts, one of the most memorable men of his time. He was the first Englishman who added the praise of the elegant arts to the other glories of his country. In taste, in grace, in facility, in happy invention, and in the richness and harmony of colouring, he was equal to the great masters of the renowned ages.
Sida 137 - It is indeed a thing so versatile and multiform, appearing in so many shapes, so many postures, so many garbs, so variously apprehended by several eyes and judgments, that it seemeth no less hard to settle a clear...
Sida 304 - Vanbrugh , and is a good example of his heavy though imposing style (*Lie heavy on him, Earth, for he Laid many a heavy load on thee"), with a Corinthian portico in the centre and two projecting wings.